The Best Weekday Breakfast Spots in Sydney's CBD
Whether you're looking for chilli scrambled eggs, fluffy pancakes or avo toast, these Sydney CBD breakfast spots will hit the spot.
The CBD outpost of the Alexandria favourite opened its antique doors in 2017, and has since maintained The Grounds’ rep as a bangin’ Sydney breakfast hotspot. The lavish 1920s-themed coffeehouse’s menu has a range of great brekkie options. 
THE GROUNDS OF THE CITY
Located in the ground floor of a heritage building (formerly the headquarters of Red Cross Australia), Cross Eatery has been offering up healthy eats and great coffee since 2016. 
CROSS EATERY
Having cemented its status as one of Melbourne’s most celebrated coffee roasters and cafes, Industry Beans opened its first interstate venue on York Street in 2019. 
INDUSTRY BEANS YORK ST
Regiment is a busy glass-walled cafe smack-bang in the middle of George Street. You won’t be able to escape the hustle and bustle here, but it’s one of the best places in the CBD to enjoy a cup of coffee. 
REGIMENT
Tucked away behind King Street, Skittle Lane Coffee is a welcome breath of fresh air for CBD dwellers. The Sydney breakfast joint’s high ceilings and large steel windows demand attention from the casual passer-by. 
SKITTLE LANE COFFEE
If you’re looking for a way to cheer up your working week in the CBD, pop into June’s Shoppe. Where so many of Sydney’s cafes take themselves pretty seriously, this bright yellow cafe is all about putting a little sunshine into your day and having a little fun. 
JUNE'S SHOPPE
This jack-of-all-trade cafe and bar comes from the team behind the highly awarded cocktail bar Maybe Sammy. The sleek gold and forest green-tinted venue is slinging cuppas by day and mini cocktails by night.  
SAMMY JUNIOR
Bar Mammoni, is the final piece to join Circular Quay’s expansive multi-storey venue Hinchcliff House. Located one street over from the flagship venue, Mammoni is a 30-seat cafe and bar hidden within the Quay Quarter Lanes precinct. 
BAR MAMMONI
While the CBD is awash with morning coffee spots, Pablo & Rusty’s on Castlereagh Street is top of many city workers’ lists. With an appealing façade, matched with a chic interior and top-notch menu to boot, it deserves to be. 
PABLO & RUSTY'S
When the talent behind Reuben Hills expanded to the CBD, it was great news to those that work around Martin Place. As well as serving up the seasonal house blends that have given Reuben Hills its rep, it’s also slinging an interesting menu to match. 
HILLS BROS
New York and Sydney may be almost 10,000 miles apart, but when it comes to capturing that iconic American panache so many of us know and love, Bowery Lane aims to prove distance is relative with the right ingredients. 
BOWERY LANE
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